Non-refillable bottle.



No. 737,498. PATENTED AUG. 25, 1903.

C. R. SGHUMAGHBR' & D. SPEELMAN.

NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 10, 1902. N0 MODEL,

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UNTTED STATES Patented August 25, 19043.

PATENT OFFICE.

CARL R. SCHUMACHER AND DIRK SPEELMAN, OF PROVIDENCE, ARHODE ISLAND.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,498, dated August 25, 1903.

Application filed December 10, 1902i Serial No. 1341650. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CARL R. SCHUMACHER and DIRK SPEELMAN, both citizens of the United States, and residents of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented new and'useful Improvements in Non-Rellable Bottles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in non-reiillable bottles.

In carrying out our invention we have in contemplation the provision of a bottle which shall be so constructed and arranged that the contents thereof mayr easily be removed when desired, but at the same time it will be impossible to refill the same bottle again.

The further object of the invention is to provide a stopper and casing for the bottleneck which may be easily and Vreadily inserted therein and when once in position cannot be removed therefrom without breaking the bottle.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a non-refillable bottle which shall be simple in construction and operation, durable, and one which may be manufactured at but little expense.

With these and other objects of a similar nature in view the invention consists in the peculiar construction, combination, and ar-` rangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described in this specification, delineated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

While we have herein shown and described our preferred form of non-reflllable bottle, we do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves to the precise details thereof, as there can be modifications in several respects without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,`forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a central vertical sectional View of a bottle provided with our improvement, the closed position of the stopper therein being illustratedi Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the bottle tilted and the stopper in its open position for the purpose of permittingA Fig. 3 is a plan nates a bottle, the `interior portion of thev neck thereof having a shoulder or oset l formed therein, and immediately above said offset is a circumferential groove 2. Our improvement is adapted to be inserted into the neck of the bottle in such manner that it shall rest upon the aforesaid flange or shoulder therein and be held in position through the medium of a bolt or other suitable means carried by the stopper and, entering said groove.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2 in particu lar, it will be seen that we form the plug or stopper of the bottle proper in portions and 4, each of said portions being approximately semicylindrical in form and composed of any suitable material, such as glass, earthenware, or the like. One of the aforesaid semicylindrical portions 3 is shown in the present instance as provided on its flat longitudinal surface with a shoulder or tongue 5, adapted to fit into a corresponding groove formed in the flat longitudinal face of the opposite portion Li,` so that when the two portions are united an approximately cylindrical stopper is formed The aforesaid fiat longitudinal faces are each formed with two corresponding quadrantal-shaped grooves or recesses which when the semicylindrical portions are united to form the stopper are hemispherical 'in form, the lower one being slightly relatively smaller than the upper one, and both are connected by a passage-way. The upper recess or groove 6 is connected with the lower groove 7 by means of a passage-way 8. `Extending from the extreme upper hemispherical wall of the groove portion 6 to the top of the stopper are the ports or outlets 9, adapted to form a means for the escape of the liquid from the bottle through the aforesaid recesses and passage way, above described.

Below the upper hemispherical-recessed portion of the'stopper or plug is formed a recess or cavity 10 to provide a seat for the bottlevalve. As will be seen, this bottle-valve or head portion 11 is of such a conformation that it fits snugly within the concaved portion 10 when the bottle is closed or not in use. The upper part of this valve 11 is hollowed to receive an eyelet l2, this eyelet having in turn a pin or wire 13 threaded therein, such wire carrying at its lower end a counterbalance or weight 14,which weight is of such shape that it will be snugly seated within the lower recess 7 when the bottle is in its tilted position. A detail view of this counterweight 14 is shown in Fig. 4, and it will be observed that it is formed of four quadrantal-shaped wing portions 15, converging at a common center, such central portion being provided with an eye 16, through which the wire 13 is adapted to pass. The cylindrical surface of the stopper is 'bored at a point which is approximately dilrectly opposite the groove 2in the neck of the ibottle when the stopper or plugis seated upon the flange or shoulder 1. Into this bored portion is adapted to be inserted a bolt 17, vwhich is tensioned by means of a spring 18. When the two semicylindrical portions are united to form the stopper and are forced into the neck of the bottle, this plug will be carried into the bored-out portion hereinbefore mentioned by means of the tension of the spring; but when the plug has been seated upon the shoulder 1 of the bottle the bored-out portion will be then outside the groove in the neck of said bottle, and the bolt will be forced outwardly by the tension-spring and enter such groove, thereby securing the plug firmly in connection with the bottle.

From the above description the operation of our improved device will be immediately apparent. After the bottle has been iilled with the liquid the stopper is inserted there- A in, as described, and the valve-and its counterweight assume the position shown in Fig. l-that is, the valve occupies the concave seat 10 and the counterweight 14 is supported some distance below its seat 7; but when the bottle is inverted to empty the contents, as

5o shown in Fig. 2, the valve 11 will fall from its seat and the counterweight 14 will move up into its concave recess 7 and limit the outward movement of the valve 11, the liquid being free to follow the radially-extending quadrantal arms of the counterweight through the passages, as described, through the ports or outlets 9, and from thence through the neck of the bottle into a suitable receptacle.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A bottle-stopper formed of two approximately semicylindrical sections, one of said sections having a groove in its flat face, the flat face of the opposite sections having a projection or tongue thereon, adapted when the sections are united to lie in said groove, said stopper having a passage-way. formed thereon, said passage-way being relatively enlarged at approximately the central portion of the stopper, said stopper having radially-extending bores communicating with the enlarged portion of the passage-way, the construction being such that a liquid may be poured from the bottle when the latter is inverted, a valve adapted to lie in the enlarged portion of the passage-way, and means for securing the stopper in the neck of the bottle, substantially as set forth.

2. A bottle-stopper comprising two approximately semicylindrical sections, a groove in one of said sections, a tongue on the opposite section adapted to lie in said groove when the sections are united, such stopper having an upper and lower recess or cavity formed therein with a passage connecting said cavities, a valve adapted to be seated in a concave recess in the upper end of said cavity, a counterweight for said valve, formed of radially-extending Hanges or wings connected with said valve and adapted to be seated in the lowermost of the first-mentioned recesses when the bottle is inverted, such stopper having ports or outlets connecting the uppermost of said cavities with the top of the stopper, such stopper also having a bore in the side thereof, and a spring-tensioned bolt seated in said bore for retaining the stopper in the neck of the bottle, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with a bottle having a shoulder formed in the neck thereof, and a groove adjacent to said shoulder, of a stopper therefor, such stopper comprising two sections, one of said sections having a groove therein, a tongue on the opposite section adapted to lie in said groove'when the sections are united and inserted in the bottle, and having cavities or recesses formed in said stopper, outlets or ports communicating from the top of the stopper with one of said cavities, a valve in said cavity, a counterweight for said valve, and means for securing the stopper in the neck of the bottle.

4. In combination with a bottle having a shoulder formed on t-he interior of its neck, and a groove adjacent tosaid shoulder, of a stopper or plug for said bottle, such stopper comprising two sections approximately semicylindrical in conformation, a projection on the flat longitudinal surface of one of said sections and adapted to enter a groove in the corresponding adjacent face of the opposite section for uniting the two sections, such stopper having two cavities or recesses formed therein and a passage-way connecting said cavities, a valve in the upper of said recesses, a counterweight for said valve connected therewith by means of a suitable link, such counterweight being adapted to be seated in the lower recess when the bottle is inverted,

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said stopper also having ports or outlets oonnecting the upper of said cavities or recesses with the neck of the bottle, and spring-tensioned means adapted to be seated in the groove of the neck of the bottle for retaining the stopper securely therein.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of nwo subscribing witnesses.

CARL R. SCHUMAOHER. DIRK SPEELMAN. Witnesses:

CLARENCE J. LUCE, JAS. W. BEDFORD. 

